June 10, 1936 – Sept. 3, 2025

Our beloved Alma, age 89, left us peacefully at her home in La Cañada-Flintridge surrounded by her closest family on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Short of stature but enormous of heart, she battled numerous health complications for 10 months until she was finally provided with comfort care at her passing.  With a heart of gold and a bubbly personality, she made friends and touched the lives of everyone who she came in contact.

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Alicia and Ferdinand Allegrini and the younger sister of Diana. Growing up, she attended St. Donato’s School and West Catholic Girls High School. It was during that time 73 years ago when she met the love of her life and true soulmate Stephen Joseph Giovanisci at age 16 (both only three weeks apart in age). They were married 68 years ago on Oct. 19, 1957 and led a storybook life, moving across the country and meeting with world leaders and celebrities through Stephen’s career. They both started out in Philadelphia and moved with their family to Pennsauken, New Jersey., Wilmington, Delaware, Downers Grove, Illinois, and Moraga, California until finally landing at their most wonderful home in La Cañada-Flintridge in 1974.

She is survived by her husband Stephen as well as her children: son Stephen Joseph Jr. (and his wife Catherine); daughter Linda Marie; grandchildren Nicole Marie (and her husband Edward Ruiz), Christopher Stephen and Joseph Michael (and his wife Lauren); her first great-grandchild Maria Lauren, born a mere seven months ago. All brought great joy to her life and she treated all of her family with love, kindness and generosity.

She was a wonderful mother, homemaker and cook, an excellent artist specializing in oil painting and had quite the talent for gardening and interior design. However, her greatest passion was caring for her animals, namely her four precious dogs (Poochkins, Gabriella, Penelope and finally Bianca, who was with her when she passed) as well as her two horses Mr. Bojangles and finally Ms. Bojingles, who she rode till she was 84 years old. The world is a lesser place without her spirit and she will be missed tremendously.

Services for our beloved Alma will be held on Friday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. at Cabot and Sons Mortuary, 27 Chestnut St. in Pasadena, California. Thoughts and prayers are appreciated for this remarkable wife/mother/grandmother/aunt/friend.